| 1. The Jain monk Mahendra Suri composed the Yantra-raja, the first Sanskrit text on the astrolabe in the court of Muhammad bin Tughluq. |
| 2. Muhammad bin Tughluq created a new department of agriculture called Diwan-I-Kohi to bring more land under cultivation by giving direct help to peasants. |
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Mahendra Dayashankar Gor Suri was the 14th century Jain astronomer who wrote the Yantraraja, the first Indian treatise on the astrolabe. Mahendra Suri was patronised by Firoz Shah Tuglaq.
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